Economic Reforms
Q. Thinking about the major economic reform in Australia since the 1980s like floating the dollar, removing tariffs and privatisation of Government services like Telstra and utilities, who do you think has benefited most – ordinary Australians through higher incomes and more growth and jobs, or corporations through higher profits and less regulation?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Ordinary Australians |
5% |
8% |
4% |
6% |
| Corporations |
54% |
51% |
55% |
62% |
| Both equally |
20% |
19% |
25% |
16% |
| Don’t know |
21% |
22% |
17% |
16% |
54% thought that corporations have benefited most from Australia’s major economic reforms – only 5% think ordinary Australians have benefited most and 20% thought both had benefited equally.
Those most likely to think corporations had benefited most were Greens voters (62%), aged 55+ (60%) and those on incomes under $600pw (61%).
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Two Party Preferred: 14 May 2019
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